The Importance Of Early Nephrology Referral Of Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
| Autor: | Sônia Maria Holanda Almeida Araújo, Vanessa Ribeiro de Vasconcelos, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Júnior Introduc, Tuane Queiroz Frota, Amanda Maria Timbó Rocha |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Nephrology
medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Referral medicine.medical_treatment Health care service Renal function Stage ii urologic and male genital diseases Chronic kidney disease Internal medicine Nephrologist medicine Stage (cooking) Intensive care medicine Dialysis lcsh:R5-920 business.industry General Medicine Early referral medicine.disease female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Treatment lcsh:Medicine (General) business Kidney disease |
| Zdroj: | International Archives of Medicine, Vol 10 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 1755-7682 |
| DOI: | 10.3823/2356 |
| Popis: | Late referral of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) to the Nephrologist is associated with higher mortality. We have evaluated the impact of early referral to Nephrologist in a specialized health care service in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. A total of 98 patients were analyzed. Mean age was 60.9±5 years, and the majority of them were female (56.1%). The majority of patients was in stage III of CKD (43.8%), followed by stage II (24.4%). In the re-evaluation, after 6 months of follow-up, 37.9% of patients had renal function improvement and were classified in a new CKD stage. Early Nephrologist referral seems to be adequate and can be associated with lower incidence of complications, need of dialysis and mortality. |
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